Wheel-plow



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Wheel Plow; No. 231,193. Patented Aug. 17,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. REUSS, OF OASTROVILLE, TEXAS.

WHEEL-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,193, dated August17, 1880.

Application filed J one 2. 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Louis Rams, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gastroville, in the county of Medina and State of Texas,have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Wheeledv Plows, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates, first, to a means whereby the axle-arms areconstructed with an inner and outer guide for bent ends of the axle tomove up and down in or against, and whereby elbow-links can be pivotedcentrally to the bent ends of the axle and connected to the elbow endsof adjusting-levers which are pivoted to toothed arcs fastened on top ofthe said bent ends of the axle; second, to a plowbeam rigidly fastenedto the axle and extended about half its length forward of the axle, and

pivoted to the pole or tongue at a point considerably forward of itsrear end, said beam being provided with a pivot-bearing for adjustingdevices which are connected with the rear end of the pole or tongue, andthe said pole or tongue provided with guide-bars and a stop, whereby theplow-beam is permitted a limited up-and-down movementand is steadiedlaterally; third, to a vertical crank-shaft having two horizontal arms,one of which carries a roller for acting laterally against theguideplates of the pole or tongue, and the other being connected to anadjusting device of a segmental stop-plate; and, fourth, to an improvedconstruction of the axle of the wheeled plow, which is attached to theplow-beam.

By the foregoing improvements the plow can be adjusted in a very perfectmanner and with very little labor and inconvenience, and the mechanismemployed can be made at small cost.

In the accompanying drawings the mechanism which I employ for carryingout my invention is shown, Figure 1 representing a side elevation of awheeled plow, the furrow-side supporting-wheel having been removed fromthe axle-arm, and its position indicated by dotted circle; Fig. 2, a topview; Fig. 3, an inverted detail view; Fig. 4, a detail side view; Fig.5, a vertical detail section of one of the guiding devices of theaxle-arms; Fig. 6, a horizontal detail section in the line :0 w of Fig.5, looking upward. Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal section in the line yyof Fig. 4, and Figs. 8 and 9 represent the different well-known draftappliances which are used in connection with the plow.

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The same letters of reference in the several figures indicatecorresponding parts.

The axle A of the wheeled plow, together with its arms B B, and the beam0 of the mold-board, share, and landside-bar, constitute the supportingappliances, there being no other frame-work. The said axle is formed atits right-side end with a right-angle horizontal bend, a, and this bentportion a is again bent downward, so as to form a vertical leg, b.

Each of the legs b is inclosed by a squaresided tube, 0, of greaterdiameter externally than the leg, but of the same diameter internally,in a direction at right angles to the axle. These tubes are, lengthwiseof the axle, of a diameter sufficient to receive into them the verticallegs b of the arms B B of the axle, and thus act as guides to the arms.

On the arms, outside of the tubes, guidingsheaths b are provided, andthese are of a diameter great enough to receive into them the tubes 0,and thus act as guides to them.

By this construction a very steady up-anddown movement can be secured,and the axle and its arms are firmly braced, and dirt and cloggingmatters are prevented from getting into the guides.

It will be noticed that the left-hand end of the axle A is only bentdown vertically, and owing to this the landside-wheel D has its axle-armin rear of and out of line with the wheelD on the furrow side, and thusthe mold-board has freedom to throw over its slice or furrow-sod withoutobstruction from the supporting-wheel.

The adjusting devices for the arms of the axle consist of the usual areE, lever F, with locking-bolt, and a link, F, bent in a horizontaldirection at its lower end, so as to enter a slot in the tube 0 and bepivoted centrally to theleg b, as indicated at d. The lever F has itsfulcrumbearing fastened to the top of the axle-arm, and on this bearingthe segmental toothed plate or are E is formed. The fulcrum-pin of thelever is set a little in rear of the center of the axle-arm. The angularbend at the lower end of the link F and the arrangement of the fulcrumof the lever F insure a very straight or parallel movement of theaxle-arms in the guides. Each axle-arm is provided with adjustingdevices, same as described. Between the plow-beam O and the lever on theland side of the plow a seat, G, and a foot-stand, G, are fastened uponthe axle by ordinary carriage-axle clips.

The plow-beam (J is fastened about midway of its length to the axle by aplate, f, which is provided with two sets of clip-yokcs, one set passingaround the beam and the other around the axle. Forward of this plate fthe plow-beam is pivoted to the tongue or pole II of the plow, asindicated at g. The tongue is provided in rear of the draft-plate h withtwo metal guide, stay, and wearing plates of an gular form, as indicatedat h it". These plates are set in and upon the rear end of the tongue,and are placed apart from one another far enough to admit the forwardend of the beam 0 between them, as shown. The upward-bent ends of theplates extend up far enough to permit the beam to descend the requisitedistance tor throwin gthe plowshare entirely above ground or out ofoperation, and still to act as guides and lateral supports to the beamand tongue or pole. On a plane with the pivot g a stop-bar, g, isprovided between the plates, and by means of this stop the tongue andbeam are kept in proper working positionthat is, the rear end of thetongue is prevented from rising beyond a proper height. ()n the rightside of the tongue 2. link, m, is pivoted, and the loose end of thislink connects with the short arm of an elbow hand-lever, l, which ispivoted to a bearing-support, J, of the plowbeam. By thus pivoting andguiding the beam, and providing it with the adjusting devices described,the plow can be very easily raised out of operative position, and asread ily returned to its working position. The arrangement gives a longleverage forward of the axle A, and the front end of the pole or tongue,together with the supporting-wheels, affords the purchase upon which theadjustments can be made, and while this is so the parts stay and guideone another in a very perfect manner.

In order to have the plow-point work properly toward the landside thetongue is made adjustable laterally, and in order to effect thisadjustment the hole g in the forward end of the plow-beam is madeflaring and a little larger than the pivot g, and the plates h li areset slightly divergent from one another as they run backward.

Beneath the beam 0 a roller, 1:,is arranged upon a horizontal arm of avertical crankshaft, n, said shaft being fitted in a bearingbox of thesupport J, as shown, and being provided with a crank-arm, n, at itsupper end.

The crank-arm n is connected by a rod, 11", to an adjusting hand-lever,K, which is pivoted to the plow-beam, and works in connection withatoothed arc, 7:,in the same manner as ordinary adjusting devices.

By releasing the lever from the arc and pressing it forward, thearm ofthe crank-shaft carrying the roller 21 is caused to press against theright-hand plate 11 and thereby move the rear end of the tongue to theright and the forward end to the left, as illustrated by the dottedlines in Fig. 3. This lateral movement is permitted by the flaring shapeof the hole g ill which the pivot g fits.

It will be observed that in Fig. 3 the parts are shown inverted, andtherefore the dotted lines are drawn just the reverse of what they wouldappear when the parts are viewed from the top.

The plates h h are made sufliciently yielding to prevent breakage of theparts under sudden jars, and this yielding property will assist thereturn of the tongue to its normal position when the pressure of theroller n is relaxed.

In rear of the axle a rotary colter, L, is applied, being clipped uponthe beam in the usual manner.

In operating the plow adouble-trce with single-trees at either end, or athree-horse evener, may be used in the usual manner at the rear end ofthe pole; and if greater power is required a single-tree or double-treemay be added, and the same attached to the front end of the tongue orpole, as illustrated in Figs. 8 andi) of the drawings.

In raising and lowering the arms of the axle the levers F are operatedfrom the drivers seat. So also are the levers I and K, for raising andlowering the plow and adjusting the point thereof to the landside.

The levers F are moved forward in raising the arms of the axle andbackward in lowering them. The lever I, in lowering the plow forplowing, is also moved forward, and it becomes locked in the positionshown in Fig. 1; and in adjusting the plow for traveling over the landwithout plowing the same the lever I is moved back and becomes locked,as shown in Fig. 4.

For adjusting the tongue or pole to the left at its forward end thehand-lever K is also moved forward and locked in one of the notches ofthe toothed are.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- l. The combination of the bent axle A, arms B B of the axle, guidea, sheath b, link F, having angular bend at its lower end, elbow-leverF, and segmental rack E, all substantially in the manner shown anddescribed.

2. The combination of the tongue H, plowbeam (J, rigid to thecarriage-axle A, lever I, and link m, the tongue being pivoted to theplow forward of the axle, and the link m to the tongue between the axleA and the pivot 9, all substantially as and for the purpose hereindescribed.

3. The combination of the double-armed crank-shaft n and itsadjusting-leverK with the plates h h and the pole or tongue H, pivoted,as at g to the rigid forwardly'exteuded end of the plow-beam (J,substantially as and for the purpose described.

Witnesses: JOHN LOUIS REUSS.

A. GEYER, T. D. REUss.

